CPT code 93016: Stress test supervision, supervision without tracing or interpretation2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Elgin, Texas
CPT 93016: $20.39–$21.03 office ($20.39–$21.03 facility) across 2 localities in Elgin, TX in 2026 Medicare. Compare each area.
Medicare pays $20.39–$21.03 for 93016 in the office in Elgin, Texas, from Rest of Texas to Austin, TX. Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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Where 93016 pays more and less in Elgin, Texas
Elgin, Texas maps to 2 Medicare payment localities in our Census-to-CMS crosswalk. A city name alone doesn’t confirm an address’s payment area.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $21.03 | $21.03 |
| Rest of Texas | $20.39 | $20.39 |
How payment areas work in Elgin
City limits and Medicare payment areas are different maps. These are the payment areas that cover the city’s counties; the service ZIP decides which one applies.
- Rest Of State · Bastrop County
- Austin · Travis County
City boundaries: 2026 Census geography · Census source · CMS county-to-locality definitions
How the 93016 rate is calculated
Each of 93016’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 93016
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.44
0.44 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.17
0.17 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.01
0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.6200
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$20.71
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 93016
The CMS indicators that decide how 93016 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 93016
Stress test supervision, supervision without tracing or interpretation
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 2 | Professional component only. |
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
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